I recently purchased the purple bat version of the FFLP. No real issues to say about it, only adjusted the bridge height, pickup height, truss rod, and tamped down a high spot on the twelfth fret. Slapped on some DR Dimebag strings, now sounds and plays perfectly! Looks awesome too by the way.
abolutely amazing playing, i'm learning guitar currently on acoustic and can't wait to start playing electric as well, just have to find the money lol, but super video :D
Good job on that FFLP! I liked it so much I bought one in black and gold! I want to change the pickups and install some EMG Hetset pickups in gold. Do you have any suggestions what else I should add to compliment the Hedset?
Bought the FFLPS Grayburst last year and it plays very well out of the box for the price. Beautiful thing, too Great video! Will probably watch some more of your reviews if there are more plastic peel shots haha. That scratches a weird itch
Nice job Keith! Phillip McKnight did a demo of a FFLP as well. He mentioned that the 'shielding paint' was just plain paint, nothing on the volt meter. I'll have to put some in my FFLP. Was getting some feedback, and couldn't figure out what caused it, even though I did some mods.
I got the lizard burst fflp,I had wanted one but when I went to order, they were out, so I went with another brand IYV LP the pure green model,the fflp is more like a 50s les paul, big baseball bat neck,thick heavy body,easily 10+pounds while the IYVs is about 8 pounds,with a slim tapered neck, more like a 60s LP, it's nice having two great looking LP guitars that are totally different,one a 60s and the other a 50s LP, I did have to shim the holes, just like you did, and I cut the nut a little better,the IYV needed no upgrades,I put probuckers in the fflp but they are too clean for me, so I'm going with different pickups, and grover green plastic period correct tuning pegs,really ok guitars for the money.
Interesting about the differences between the FFLP & the iYV’s weights & necks. Which FFLP color did you get? I ask because the Classics & Elites are slightly different as are the “Metallic Blue” (Pelham Blue) models that have a human involved in the neck carving process.
@@TheTapeFarm I was trying to reply to Jack lol. I bought their artec alnico set for a strat and they were excellent! I havent tried any of the humbuckers yet.
I do as well. They are usually my first choice. If I didn’t buy these I was going to get those. I might still get the GFS pups. Thanks for the suggestion.
The pickups in my fflx explorer are alnico5 and full of wax with no squeal but I am going to take the covers of and dig out all the wax and hope to keep them in the guitar otherwise I'm going to find some Gibson 490 set it DiMarzio PAF 36th !
Thanks, Keith, for the review. My family and friends always thought I was weird for buying a brand new guitar and then taking it completely apart. But I see that you do the same thing. This is a lot of bang for the buck. Why would anybody pay $3000.00 for a brand name when you sound that good for less than $200.00? p.s. I liked your first tune. Simple and fun!
Yeah it’s amazing how some folks actually get offended by people modding guitars… like we’re desecrating a holy relic or something. Very odd. You do my friend, tear it down, build it up or play as is… It’s a guitar, it’s suppose to be fun.
That’s the Orange Crush 35RT. I really dig it. Still learning how to use it effectively for recording. But definitely has that “Orange” sound. A lot of power in a small footprint.
I bought a Blue Berry FFLP and I can tell its all hype. There were no high frets and the fret ends were not sharp and the tops of the frets were polished a little. But the intoneation was out. It had had a feeble attempt to adjust the intoneation but to no avail because the bridge is crap. I bought replaecement bridge off of amazon its a roller bridge but it has some slack side to side play but it is not there when the stings are tightened down on it and its better than the one the guitar came with. I found no blemishes in the paint. It holds a medium pick in the first fret but i can not adjust it down anymore. Its not the low action that I wanted. Its playable I guess. I have harley beneton G3 copy and it has a lot better action and came already set up. This FFLP was not set up and action is diapointing. The bridge pickup rattles ocassionaly. Its a beautiful guitar though. I love it but I have to figure out what I need to do to get the 6th string to come down so it will hold a thin pick. So I can play it more easily. If I lower more it buzzes bad. It was cheap though. could I do better for 189 dollars no. Hey the tuners are pretty good I am going to keep them they work smooth no glitches or slips. My tuners are good not a reason to replace them and uless you just want say I got thes name branded ones. If you got the bucks do it but mine dont need any tuners. I could not get the neck flat but it adjusted with the slightest gap under the fret board leveler. Not bad but Im not ever able to make the gap go away? I can on other guitars but this one nope. If the gap was any bigger I would try to send it back.
How does this one stock compare to your original FFLP that you got two years ago? Better? Also appreciate your sense of humor and not taking the FF group as deathly serious as some seem to. Great video!
I’d say it’s about the same. Different small issues between the two. But that would be true from one to the next, even in the same batch. So I would say very comparable. The Facebook Group is a great source of information. But just like any other group of people, they are going to be zealots. I have learned over many years it’s best to try to filter out peoples emotions and just deal with the core of what they’re talking about. I kind of like figure skating scoring… If you toss out the high score and the low score somewhere in the middle is probably the truth.
The bridge is solid. No buzzing. The tail piece is neat. I’ve never used a TP-6 style before. The fine tuning aspect of it is functional, but I still mostly just use the regular tuners. But it’s visually appealing, which is the main reason I got it. Just to have something a little different.
Nice modification. Looks and sounds great. I’m up in Canada and unfortunately Guitar garden won’t ship here. I did get a ff338 2 years ago through Amazon but Firefly stopped selling there at least for Canada. Would you be willing to order and forward a Firefly guitar for me for a small fee of course?
Got mine in august! The “lens flare” effect while taking off the plastic is pretty much how it felt. So much better than epiphone after a little tune up IMO
No, not better than Epiphone sorry. They're nice but not better than Epi. My Epi '59 Les Paul made in conjunction with the Gibson custom shop has Gibson burstbucker pickups, CTS electronics, Mallory pots, 1950's hand style wiring & Switchcraft USA pickup selector switch & output jack STOCK. Also came with an Epiphone retro style brown hardshell case all for $850.
@@jameshughes6049 I picked up an Epi '59 Les Paul from ZZounds in Aged Southern Fade. What a great guitar! I love the fact that it's got the BB PUPS and Gibson electronics! Plays great! BTW, I love the finish on this guitar! It looks and feels great!
@@jameshughes6049 Yes Indeed! These Gibson Inspired creations really are a great bang for buck! BTW, I love Epiphone's newly designed headstock! So much better looking than the old ones!
Old retired guy here. Never owned or played a guitar. I have really been itching to go for it. I'm left handed and fire fly has a nice looking one. Do you think I should pulled the trigger on one of these? I would appreciate any advise. Also I have enjoyed your channel. Thank you
Hey Kevin! I’m not big on telling folks folks how to spend their money but if your price range is in the $200 area, for me, Fireflys are a great option. But as with any budget instrument you might need to do some set up work to get it the way you want it. If you can do that work yourself, great. If not be prepared for a possible trip to your local guitar shop/luthier/guitar tech to have them set it up for you. Setups generally run between $35-$70. With that understood then I’d say sure, take the plunge.
Good review, but you are wrong if you think you can't get a much better guitar for the same or less money. Monoprice/Indio and SX make better guitars for less money. If you like the FF's you will be extremely happy with the Indio's or SX lines.
Hey there love your videos, would you be interested in trading your green Firefly Les Paul for a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder with original box and owners manual as well as a few blank cassettes? See that you are the tape Farm man and thought you may be interested and this nice old piece of recording equipment from the 80s? It probably hasn't been used a total of 20 hours overall I haven't used it in years as I have adaw now thanks jaybird
@@TheTapeFarm it is a Tascam Porta one mini studio, sorry it took so late to respond, I don't know how I missed your reply, I haven't been youtubing a whole lot lately, just trying to spend more time actually playing the guitar!! Hahaha PS when my grandson brings my ladder back, I will get the tape recorder down and send you some pictures that is if you still have the green Loki guitar oh, by the way, who is Loki? Or what is Loki? Or maybe a 335 style guitar, or a casino-style guitar?
For the stock demo (the first one) I was going after an AC/DC sort of feel. The “Loki” demo was actually inspired by a couple of the themes used in the Loki TV show. And any lead guitar parts I play will pretty much always sound like a desperate attempt to sound like David Gilmour 😜
I won't to know how you can hit chords with fatter fingers than a person with skinny fingers no pun intendedike me I try playing chords and my fingers mute other strings why is this
I have tamed my sausage fingers through years of practice. The issue I’m running into more and more these days is arthritis. That’s a battle that I may not be able to win.
Instead of doing all that just buy a better quality guitar if your spending more money on up grades i edit this comment because theirs a lot people getting up set because of it i dont give a crap
@@fender.munoz7 To contribute nothing other than backhanded inane comments? Okay. Here's a thought...there are ALOT of people who buy these instruments to Mod them so they can LEARN how to do it, can't afford a high end guitar and do upgrade them over time. That EVER occur to you or is being an obnoxious prick just your general state of mind and attitude? You can have the final word now.
Sorry...out of the box they're still pieces of junk. Mods = $$, too, so total investment must be considered. Had on of their 335 copies...junk. Key word"had".
That’s a valid opinion. I’ve had/have 9 of them and have only found one that needed any significant work (raised fret). I’ve had Epiphones and Squiers that were much worse. Are they perfect, no. But very few guitars including Gibson and Fender are. But all of them have sounded good right out of the box. The mods are just something I enjoy doing, but not necessary to make the guitar usable. But that’s my view, your opinion is equally as valuable. Thanks for checking out the channel.
@@TheTapeFarm I enjoyed Your video, thx. I have no problem performing (in fact, fully expect to) a full setup on "any production line" guitar up to the approx. $500 sale price thresh hold. But doing whole sale electronics mods, nah. These are $189 guitars....choices. Again, thx...
let me qualify this by stating that i own a firefly its a good guitar , i have done NOTHING to it what i don't understand is why would ANYBODY spend $ 200.00 on something knowing that when they buy it , they are going to complain about it, pick it apart and change everything !!! would you buy a new dishwasher , complain about how it performs , change the water pump . heating element ,and dishracks ? i don't think so !!! buying a new guitar and doing all these "MODS " to it is as nutty as a squirrel in a pecan orchard !!!!
I recently purchased the purple bat version of the FFLP. No real issues to say about it, only adjusted the bridge height, pickup height, truss rod, and tamped down a high spot on the twelfth fret. Slapped on some DR Dimebag strings, now sounds and plays perfectly! Looks awesome too by the way.
Love your choice for theme for this guitar. Great mod. :)
Holy smokes that remod was awesome
Awesome video! I love GM pickups. Awesome job all around!
Thanks man. Appreciate the encouragement!
@@TheTapeFarm just digging what you do!
Great video! Looks like a lot of guitar for the money!
If you remove the cover, then re-install it with a dab of siicone you'll cure the squeal. ALL FF pickups are terribly microphonic.
Good review and nice tip on removing the bridge and tailpiece sleeves. Cool theme.
Nice!!! Sounds great!! Before AND after!!
abolutely amazing playing, i'm learning guitar currently on acoustic and can't wait to start playing electric as well, just have to find the money lol, but super video :D
Thank you!
FIREFLY GUITARS are awesome
Man that is one SHARPT looking LP love it!
Great job! I just got the spalted maple elite LP, I love it!
Haha Loki!!! Nice tear down and demo 👍
Good job on that FFLP! I liked it so much I bought one in black and gold! I want to change the pickups and install some EMG Hetset pickups in gold. Do you have any suggestions what else I should add to compliment the Hedset?
Wish I could like it more than once!
So the CNC machine messed up drilling the hole?
Awesome Keith!
Bought the FFLPS Grayburst last year and it plays very well out of the box for the price. Beautiful thing, too
Great video! Will probably watch some more of your reviews if there are more plastic peel shots haha. That scratches a weird itch
Super cool!
Really good video! thumbs-
I dig the Loki!
Nice job Keith! Phillip McKnight did a demo of a FFLP as well. He mentioned that the 'shielding paint' was just plain paint, nothing on the volt meter. I'll have to put some in my FFLP. Was getting some feedback, and couldn't figure out what caused it, even though I did some mods.
On the Wilkinson Tuners, did you have to modify anything?
I got the lizard burst fflp,I had wanted one but when I went to order, they were out, so I went with another brand IYV LP the pure green model,the fflp is more like a 50s les paul, big baseball bat neck,thick heavy body,easily 10+pounds while the IYVs is about 8 pounds,with a slim tapered neck, more like a 60s LP, it's nice having two great looking LP guitars that are totally different,one a 60s and the other a 50s LP, I did have to shim the holes, just like you did, and I cut the nut a little better,the IYV needed no upgrades,I put probuckers in the fflp but they are too clean for me, so I'm going with different pickups, and grover green plastic period correct tuning pegs,really ok guitars for the money.
Interesting about the differences between the FFLP & the iYV’s weights & necks.
Which FFLP color did you get?
I ask because the Classics & Elites are slightly different as are the “Metallic Blue” (Pelham Blue) models that have a human involved in the neck carving process.
I did not know about the Facebook Firefly Forum, cool
Have you looked into the Artec/Giovanni pickups? The GVH-59 would be a parallel pup.
I haven’t. Thanks for the tip!
Did you try the ones from ey guitar?
@@traileater nope. I’ll look them up. Thanks.
@@TheTapeFarm I was trying to reply to Jack lol. I bought their artec alnico set for a strat and they were excellent! I havent tried any of the humbuckers yet.
GFS pickups. I use them A LOT.
I do as well. They are usually my first choice. If I didn’t buy these I was going to get those. I might still get the GFS pups. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@TheTapeFarm- Would you use the solderless connector system with the GFS pups?
@@chancemiller9340 I have. One time one of the connectors failed so I just soldered it in. But generally the system has worked well.
I agree those pickups were extremely noisy imo but the guitar looks fantastic dude...nice job!!!
Thanks man.
Do you think wax potting the pickups again would help with the squeal. I’m new to this. Thank you. Great video!
It might… I did a video on wax potting here: ruclips.net/video/-xoQzgUuSOM/видео.html
Thank you. I’ll checkout the video. Keep these great videos coming!
The pickups in my fflx explorer are alnico5 and full of wax with no squeal but I am going to take the covers of and dig out all the wax and hope to keep them in the guitar otherwise I'm going to find some Gibson 490 set it DiMarzio PAF 36th !
Thanks, Keith, for the review. My family and friends always thought I was weird for buying a brand new guitar and then taking it completely apart. But I see that you do the same thing. This is a lot of bang for the buck. Why would anybody pay $3000.00 for a brand name when you sound that good for less than $200.00? p.s. I liked your first tune. Simple and fun!
Yeah it’s amazing how some folks actually get offended by people modding guitars… like we’re desecrating a holy relic or something. Very odd. You do my friend, tear it down, build it up or play as is… It’s a guitar, it’s suppose to be fun.
Keith, have you ever tried the Fleor pickups, they have Gold ones for about $60.00 on Amazon? Same type Alnico 5'.
I’ve heard good things about them but have not tried them yet. Thanks for the info.
@@TheTapeFarm I know you mentioned you might try another Gold Set, if you do, I have subscribed and clicked the bell. Thank you
Hi Keith. Great video. Just wondering, was the bridge grounded at all? Thanks.
It’s grounded at the tail piece.
Orange FT35? How'd you like it?
That’s the Orange Crush 35RT. I really dig it. Still learning how to use it effectively for recording. But definitely has that “Orange” sound. A lot of power in a small footprint.
I bought a Blue Berry FFLP and I can tell its all hype. There were no high frets and the fret ends were not sharp and the tops of the frets were polished a little. But the intoneation was out. It had had a feeble attempt to adjust the intoneation but to no avail because the bridge is crap. I bought replaecement bridge off of amazon its a roller bridge but it has some slack side to side play but it is not there when the stings are tightened down on it and its better than the one the guitar came with. I found no blemishes in the paint. It holds a medium pick in the first fret but i can not adjust it down anymore. Its not the low action that I wanted. Its playable I guess. I have harley beneton G3 copy and it has a lot better action and came already set up. This FFLP was not set up and action is diapointing. The bridge pickup rattles ocassionaly. Its a beautiful guitar though. I love it but I have to figure out what I need to do to get the 6th string to come down so it will hold a thin pick. So I can play it more easily. If I lower more it buzzes bad. It was cheap though. could I do better for 189 dollars no. Hey the tuners are pretty good I am going to keep them they work smooth no glitches or slips. My tuners are good not a reason to replace them and uless you just want say I got thes name branded ones. If you got the bucks do it but mine dont need any tuners. I could not get the neck flat but it adjusted with the slightest gap under the fret board leveler. Not bad but Im not ever able to make the gap go away? I can on other guitars but this one nope. If the gap was any bigger I would try to send it back.
It sounds like the nut slots weren’t cut deep enough….. Also, please learn what a comma is ffs.
How does this one stock compare to your original FFLP that you got two years ago? Better? Also appreciate your sense of humor and not taking the FF group as deathly serious as some seem to. Great video!
I’d say it’s about the same. Different small issues between the two. But that would be true from one to the next, even in the same batch. So I would say very comparable.
The Facebook Group is a great source of information. But just like any other group of people, they are going to be zealots. I have learned over many years it’s best to try to filter out peoples emotions and just deal with the core of what they’re talking about. I kind of like figure skating scoring… If you toss out the high score and the low score somewhere in the middle is probably the truth.
Hey nice video! Do you still have the guitar?
Yes sir.
@@TheTapeFarm I'm sorry did you mod it? Change the pickups?
@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf yes… I showed that in the video.
I got the green one 10 minutes ago! I got the list
Not sure this was asked already but what were your thoughts on the bridge and tail piece that you put on there? Also, just subscribed!
The bridge is solid. No buzzing. The tail piece is neat. I’ve never used a TP-6 style before. The fine tuning aspect of it is functional, but I still mostly just use the regular tuners. But it’s visually appealing, which is the main reason I got it. Just to have something a little different.
@@TheTapeFarm I put TP-6s on ALL my Stop Tailpiece guitars. :)
Try Iron Gear pickups. They always sound good
Nice modification. Looks and sounds great. I’m up in Canada and unfortunately Guitar garden won’t ship here. I did get a ff338 2 years ago through Amazon but Firefly stopped selling there at least for Canada. Would you be willing to order and forward a Firefly guitar for me for a small fee of course?
Thanks. Canada deserves better! It’s like my second favorite country 😜.
There's literal businesses set up for what you want. Check any of the numerous mail forwarding companies.
Did you end up changing to different pickups after the video?
Not yet. Still undecided. Not sure if I want to try another “budget” brand or just bite the bullet and get some Seymour Duncans.
@@TheTapeFarm sd jb/'59 no brainer
The pickups you took out are almost exactly the same age almost sound the same with the frizz on the high mid end notes.
Yup. Like I said in the video, not a huge difference. The new pups are slightly better when it comes to microphonics but not a huge difference.
Got mine in august! The “lens flare” effect while taking off the plastic is pretty much how it felt. So much better than epiphone after a little tune up IMO
No, not better than Epiphone sorry. They're nice but not better than Epi. My Epi '59 Les Paul made in conjunction with the Gibson custom shop has Gibson burstbucker pickups, CTS electronics, Mallory pots, 1950's hand style wiring & Switchcraft USA pickup selector switch & output jack STOCK. Also came with an Epiphone retro style brown hardshell case all for $850.
@@jameshughes6049 I picked up an Epi '59 Les Paul from ZZounds in Aged Southern Fade. What a great guitar! I love the fact that it's got the BB PUPS and Gibson electronics! Plays great!
BTW, I love the finish on this guitar! It looks and feels great!
@@gibby8141 Nice, congrats!! They really are great guitars.
@@jameshughes6049 Yes Indeed! These Gibson Inspired creations really are a great bang for buck! BTW, I love Epiphone's newly designed headstock! So much better looking than the old ones!
Old retired guy here. Never owned or played a guitar. I have really been itching to go for it. I'm left handed and fire fly has a nice looking one. Do you think I should pulled the trigger on one of these? I would appreciate any advise. Also I have enjoyed your channel. Thank you
Hey Kevin! I’m not big on telling folks folks how to spend their money but if your price range is in the $200 area, for me, Fireflys are a great option. But as with any budget instrument you might need to do some set up work to get it the way you want it. If you can do that work yourself, great. If not be prepared for a possible trip to your local guitar shop/luthier/guitar tech to have them set it up for you. Setups generally run between $35-$70. With that understood then I’d say sure, take the plunge.
Good review, but you are wrong if you think you can't get a much better guitar for the same or less money.
Monoprice/Indio and SX make better guitars for less money. If you like the FF's you will be extremely happy with the Indio's or SX lines.
I also like the Slick/Xavier guitars from GuitarFetish.com. I’ve heard good things about the Indios, just never had one.
Where can I get that Firefly fflps matte black elite that's in the Facebook picture?
Beautiful guitar
eBay or guitarsgarden.com when they are available.
Mine is 5 or 6 piece body , I doubt yours is only 2 piece body
Talented
What's the difference between elite and classic
Elites have fancier binding, better pickups, etc.
Thanks
thats a cool build! a better set of pups would make that thing awesomer LOL
How much could we buy a les Paul copy with the same quality components a Gibson has, is my question.
It a good video but I think ppl would highly appreciate if you mentioned prices, costs, upgrade etc. Other videos do explain all of it. Thanks though
Increíble video disculpa Job no la vendes
where do people order these i cant seem to find them on amazon
GuitarsGarden.com
Hey there love your videos, would you be interested in trading your green Firefly Les Paul for a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder with original box and owners manual as well as a few blank cassettes? See that you are the tape Farm man and thought you may be interested and this nice old piece of recording equipment from the 80s? It probably hasn't been used a total of 20 hours overall I haven't used it in years as I have adaw now thanks jaybird
What model Tascam?
@@TheTapeFarm it is a Tascam Porta one mini studio, sorry it took so late to respond, I don't know how I missed your reply, I haven't been youtubing a whole lot lately, just trying to spend more time actually playing the guitar!! Hahaha PS when my grandson brings my ladder back, I will get the tape recorder down and send you some pictures that is if you still have the green Loki guitar oh, by the way, who is Loki? Or what is Loki? Or maybe a 335 style guitar, or a casino-style guitar?
@@jasonnorris5298 no thanks. But thanks for asking.
Seems like the demo song was inspired by Pink Floyd. xD
For the stock demo (the first one) I was going after an AC/DC sort of feel. The “Loki” demo was actually inspired by a couple of the themes used in the Loki TV show. And any lead guitar parts I play will pretty much always sound like a desperate attempt to sound like David Gilmour 😜
Im not much a fan of the 59s at GM The 57 and hot are better..
Shimgate. Goo on the back of the rattly bridge which they STILL USE after 3 years. The cult of FF page is not a great place.
I won't to know how you can hit chords with fatter fingers than a person with skinny fingers no pun intendedike me I try playing chords and my fingers mute other strings why is this
I have tamed my sausage fingers through years of practice. The issue I’m running into more and more these days is arthritis. That’s a battle that I may not be able to win.
Instead of doing all that just buy a better quality guitar if your spending more money on up grades i edit this comment because theirs a lot people getting up set because of it i dont give a crap
Why? These are great "HUSKS" for modifying and creating your very own "Custom Shop" guitar.
@@fender.munoz7 Why are you here?
@@LightWingStudios its America its my right
@@fender.munoz7 To contribute nothing other than backhanded inane comments? Okay. Here's a thought...there are ALOT of people who buy these instruments to Mod them so they can LEARN how to do it, can't afford a high end guitar and do upgrade them over time. That EVER occur to you or is being an obnoxious prick just your general state of mind and attitude? You can have the final word now.
@@LightWingStudios don't get so upset you're going to have a heart attack I got the real sh**
Sorry...out of the box they're still pieces of junk. Mods = $$, too, so total investment must be considered. Had on of their 335 copies...junk. Key word"had".
That’s a valid opinion. I’ve had/have 9 of them and have only found one that needed any significant work (raised fret). I’ve had Epiphones and Squiers that were much worse. Are they perfect, no. But very few guitars including Gibson and Fender are. But all of them have sounded good right out of the box. The mods are just something I enjoy doing, but not necessary to make the guitar usable. But that’s my view, your opinion is equally as valuable. Thanks for checking out the channel.
@@TheTapeFarm I enjoyed Your video, thx. I have no problem performing (in fact, fully expect to) a full setup on "any production line" guitar up to the approx. $500 sale price thresh hold. But doing whole sale electronics mods, nah. These are $189 guitars....choices.
Again, thx...
let me qualify this by stating that i own a firefly its a good guitar , i have done NOTHING to it what i don't understand is why would ANYBODY spend $ 200.00 on something knowing that when they buy it , they are going to complain about it, pick it apart and change everything !!!
would you buy a new dishwasher , complain about how it performs , change the water pump . heating element ,and dishracks ? i don't think so !!! buying a new guitar and doing all these "MODS " to it is as nutty as a squirrel in a pecan orchard !!!!
Because if the body has quality then you can modify it into an $800-$1000 guitar for very little money. Use it at gigs and not care if it’s damaged.